Fijileaks understands that Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum has torn up the rules governing the employment of staff for the political party offices in Parliament. He has now directed the Secretary-General to Parliament to pay $15,000 per member to the political parties.

The upshot of such arbitrary decision means that $480,000 will go to FFP, $225,000 to Sodelpa and $45,000 to NFP.

All rules governing staffing and conduct under civil service rules has been hurled out of the window and parties can hire any one they want and the plan is to let parties keep the surplus.

In four years FFP will have received $1.9 of taxpayers funds. The party has less cost of operating their office [only 2 staff for 12 backbenchers) and the rest are Minsters and Assistant Ministers].

The FFP will net a surplus of $1.2 million.

Fijileaks Editor: STOP PRESS – See Letter below to Mick Beddoes that supports our contention; NFP has also received similar revocation letters for its parliamentary staff. While accusing Khaiyum of trying to render Opposition ineffective, NFP leader Biman Prasad says the S-G’s action is ILLEGAL!

Its 2015 and the Chief Justice of Fiji can’t find a magistrate or even a special magistrate to hear Bala’s death by dangerous driving case!

Letter to the Editor, Fiji Times, re Shirley Park

“Your assumption Mr Mohammed Abid (Sacramento US) that the Lautoka ratepayers are probably barking up the wrong tree and not getting a reply to Shirley Park because “the current Minister may be the one who made the deal” may be closer to the truth than what most would like to put down in print. That version of events is an open secret here and is why I, who put that petition together and the Lautoka Residents and Ratepayers Association persist in wanting answers and knowing that proper procedure has been followed in giving away one third of a park that has value and meaning to the people of Lautoka.“

Are you aware of the health dangers of fluoride? Did you know that fluoride can damage fertility, destroy bones and cause early puberty in children? Water fluoridation has been banned in many countries including: China, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Hungary, and Japan.

Are you aware that This Man as Minister for Health banned the importation of Non Fluoride Toothpaste into Fiji, with the result that many toothpastes made for Young Children cannot be imported into FIJI.

THIS MAN MADE FLUORIDE USE COMPULSORY BY EVERYONE IN FIJI INCLUDING CHILDREN.

The Leader of the Opposition, Ro Teimumu Kepa said her nomination for Biman Prasad to chair the Public Accounts Committee will not be changed although the government side is raising concerns about his public comments.

Ro Teimumu has called on the Secretary General, Viniana Namosimalua to convene the Public Accounts Committee as soon as possible as many Auditor General’s Reports have to be scrutinised.

The meeting did not go ahead this morning as scheduled as the government side of the Public Accounts Committee raised concerns about Biman Prasad’s comments on the Auditor General’s Reports before the committee sittings.

Ro Teimumu said their stand remains that Prasad has been appointed by the Speaker of Parliament, Doctor Jiko Luveni and the meeting should go ahead.